COPPERSMITH v. UNITED STATES

No. 5906.

176 F.2d 353 (1949)

COPPERSMITH v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell T. Bradford, Norfolk, Va., and Forrest V. Dunstan, Elizabeth City, N. C., for appellant.

John B. McMullan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Elizabeth City, N. C. (John H. Manning, U. S. Atty., Raleigh, N. C., and H. H. Hubbard, Asst. U. S. Atty., Clinton, N. C., on the brief), for appellee.

Before PARKER, Chief Judge, SOPER and DOBIE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted of operating an illicit distillery in violation of the internal revenue laws. His principal contention is that the proof was not sufficient to sustain the conviction; but, while the evidence was circumstantial, the circumstances were not denied or explained and pointed unmistakably to appellant's guilt. In view of the rule that on motion for directed verdict, the evidence must be taken ...

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